"The whole match was exciting," said Castilleja coach Jacqueline Heler, who got her first CCS win as a coach. "I know what it's like being a teenage girl in CCS. There is a lot of emotion. The team fought like it has all year."

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Sophomore Katya Scocimara led the Gators with 26 kills and 18 digs, while hitting .450. Sophomore Madeline Johnson contributed 14 kills for Castilleja, hitting for a .520 percentage. Setter Jennifer DiSanto had 57 assists and 14 digs for the Gators, who had 21 digs each from Elle Kass and Jessica Norum.

Castilleja had six match-points, finally winning on the sixth. Castilleja's last two points of the evening came on kills by Sarah Rose.

No. 8 Notre Dame-Belmont swept No. 9 King City 25-16, 25-16, 25-23 in a Div. IV match in King City. The Tigers (19-12) get top seed Menlo School in Atherton in Saturday's quarterfinal, the time to be determined.

Notre Dame had 16 kills, seven digs and two aces from Tammy Byrne. Freshman Katie Smoot had 10 kills in her first CCS match, along with two aces and two solo blocks.

In a Div. I schedule change, No. 6 Carlmont-Belmont (21-10) travels to No. 3 Salinas (21-9) tonight for a 7 p.m. quarterfinal match, instead of playing on Saturday. According to Carlmont coach Chris Crader, Salinas coach Butch Mandon's mother passed away a few weeks ago and the family will be attending a memorial service in Sacramento on Saturday.